Bilateral TKR I Wanta Put on My,My,My,My,My Boogie Shoes

[Ready]

You are moving forward each day aren't you! I am so in awe of all of you BTKR folks. When I was home through March, April and part of May, I had retirement-envy, especially those last few weeks when the pain was low and mobility good. But once I got back to work I realized I still really like my job.

Hope that shoulder quiets down for you. Have a great day.

 

[Grammy59]

Thanks Ready. Your knees doing good? Hope so, take care and visit again soon.

 

[Ready]

Yep, my knees are doing so well. Lefty is feeling so strong and pain free 95% of the time. Mr. Right is coming along well, too. I have fairly good ROM and am able to do more activity each week (with days of rest in between). Still icing, especially at night as it seems to help me sleep, and almost done weaning off of meds. All in all, I am very happy to be where I am.

 

[maddoxsmama]

I had back issues to. Did some yoga stretches and a couple exercises recommended by PT and back finally s topped hurting. I think it was just from sitting so much, sleeping in a recliner, and just not getting in a comfortable position to sleep. Sounds like you are doing good otherwise. I have hit the three month mark and am not even taking Tylenol right now. It seems like overnight, the tightness left and I no longer needed the pain pills or the Tylenol. Sure hope it doesn't come back!!! Every day I feel better and better and am so glad that I had the surgery. My husband is sending me and my best friend to the beach for a week in September. She has helped me so much since I have had my surgery and he knows how we love the beach. Really looking forward to a girls' trip just to have the time to chill and relax and hopefully by then I won't have to worry so much about my knee.

 

[Grammy59]

Ah, Cathy, that sounds like the place to be. I love the beach, too, think I could possibly be a beach bum if I had the chance. I'm so glad you are doing really well. Hopefully, my back will calm down soon. I don't usually take Advil since they're not good for the kidneys, but I needed some anti-inflamatory help so I'll take it for a few days and see if that does any good. I'm not taking the stronger stuff anymore but I still have that tight feeling in my knees-more in the right than left. Maybe I'll wake up one day soon and it will be gone! Take care!

 

[maddoxsmama]

Grammy59 Hi Deb Just checking in to see how you are doing. Did those back issues finally get taken care of? When your back hurts, it is terrible. Impossible to get into a comfortable position. How is your knee doing? Ready to start dancing yet? Sending warm and happy thoughts your way!

 

[Grammy59]

Knees are doing good, Cathy, but back is still an issue. Hopefully I can wear it out soon. Hey, are you still in touch with Barb? Did her baby arrive and are they doing OK? Just haven't heard from her in a while and figured she was busy being a new Grandmommy. Just tell her hello and hope all is going well. Thanks for checking on me. Are you still doing good? It's great to hear from you. Have a good day.

 

[maddoxsmama]

Grammy59 Glad things are going good for your knees and hope that back starts doing a little better. Yes, I talk to Barb several times a week and she isn't a grandma yet. Her daughter is overdue and goes back to the doctor this Wednesday and he is going to induce labor. She is doing good--one knee causing her a little discomfort but other knee is doing great. We are constantly comparing our aches and pains and happenings with our knees. She extended her sick leave so she would be home to help her daughter with the new baby. Go to the doctor this week about my flashes--hopefully get some answers. Later...

 

[eastside85]

Hi Deb - just had to come check on you, and sorry it's been so long since I was here at BS. As you guessed, I was busy taking care of my daughter, taking her to the pool in the long weeks leading up to Hudson's birth, and then finally the long days at the hospital, she had a complicated birth, it was very scary but now all are happy and over joyed, it is just so much fun to have that little bundle of joy to hold and love on, as you know.

I see you have one good knee and one that's giving you a little trouble, just like me. I guess that's the way it goes for some of us, and I can't help but feel grateful to have had both done at the same time, because I would have started with the left, and not sure I would have been interesting in another TKR after that experience. But I am understanding more and more of what's going on in there, this morning, I've been massaging it a bit, and feel some loosening of sorts, I can feel little lumps along the incision line, one right on top of the knee, and will force my OS to touch that today and tell me what that is. I'm guessing scar tissue, and possible leftover from the old Arthro I had in 2005. I am more hopeful now that i can break it up eventually, with work. I'm going to get a massage, and let the therapist do some gentle massage around the knee, might even call Jennifer and see if she would do it. Will have to pay for it myself, but don't mind if it helps.

Wishing you all the best, let me know how things are going, and please take it easy, in the end, I do think it's when we overdo, that problems arise, and I have to admit, I have not had much time to elevate and ice in the past few weeks, was just running and doing, and while it's good exercise for the knees, it's just too much for this type of recovery.

Be good, you!!

 

[Grammy59]

Hi everyone, I know it's been a while, but wanted to stop by and update. I'm 4 months out now, and doing well. My right knee still gives me some problems, but nothing major. Left knee is doing great. Back pain is still an issue but maybe soon it will ease up. AND I had surgery 2 weeks ago to repair my left shoulder. I think soon I might be a bionic woman!! It's doing well and I have managed OK. I think I'm tired of having surgery, but I already know that down the road, 2 more will have to be done. Hopefully a LONG WAY down the road! This arthritis is a bummer, but God walks beside me and I know everything will work out according to His will. I don't worry about it, I'm just thankful right now to be able to walk with very little pain. Hope all of you are progressing nicely-see you again soon.

 

[scaredinCA]

I wondered where you went!! Glad you are ok and healing.

 

[Dulcimer Diva]

Deb, you are amazing--wading back into the surgical fray so soon after your BTKR. Me? I'm putting off cataract surgery until it becomes unbearable (and then I wanna be knocked out till it's safe to take off the eye patch). Right now, I want to clean my glasses; I take them off and clean them, put them back on and realize I really need to clean my eyeball.

Been pampering my back ever since it went out in August. At the slightest soreness I aim the shower massage at it, hot and full blast. If it is heading towards twinge territory, I grab an icepack instead. (My freezer got so full I had to chuck my homemade slushy-icebag). Between that and the Sombra gel, Bio-Freez and IcyHot patches, I've managed to avert another back-tastrophe (knock wood). But to be safe, I'm going back to the naprapath next week.